Hawaii's second largest island is described by many as the most beautiful and most relaxing of them all. I guess there's something to it, because there's something for everyone.

You'll find luxury hotel complexes, exuberant parties, quiet villages, surfing and, above all, absolutely breathtaking natural scenery.

It's not for nothing that Maui has earned the nickname „The Valley Isle“whether for the wide, monumental valley that divides the island in two or for the narrow, steep ravines set high in the densely vegetated hills.

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Maui also has the highest concentration of beaches of any of the Hawaiian islands.

Maui is where Americans go most often for their honeymoon. And they know why. The island simply invites a relaxing vacation that you won't forget for the rest of your life.

• State: United States of America
• Area and dimensions: 1 883 ^km2, approx. 80 x 30 km
• Population: 168,000
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